English
Filippines
Filippines comes from Spanish Filipinas, and goes back to Ancient Greek Φίλιππος ‘fond of horses’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΦίλιππος‘fond of horses’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentFelipe
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentFilipinas
- EnglishtodayFilippines
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΦίλιππος‘fond of horses’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentFelipe
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentFilipinas
- EnglishtodayFilippines
The story
A hypercorrection of Philippines using F from its earlier etymon, Spanish Filipinas, for the sake of a similar equivalent to the unanglicized demonym, Filipino.
Every English word from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Φίλιππος / Filippines